1956 Taunton by-election

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The 1956 Taunton by-election was held on 14 February 1956. It was held due to the elevation to a hereditary peerage of the Conservative MP, Henry Hopkinson. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Edward du Cann, albeit with a narrow majority of 657 votes.

By-election 14 February 1956: Taunton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward du Cann 19,820 50.84 −1.27
Labour Reginald Alfred Pestell 19,16349.16+9.63
Majority 6571.68−10.90
Turnout 38,983
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "1956 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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